Window shade



Sept. 27, 1938.

S. C. SMITH WINDOW SHADE Filed May 20, 1937 grwc wfm 554/089 0 SM/777:

Patented Sept. 27, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW SHADE SenoraO. Smith, Hamburg, Pa. Application May 20, 1937, Serial No. 143,787

1 Claim. (Cl. 156-10) This invention relates to a window shade, and itis primarily an object of the invention to provide a shade which isadapted to be disposed over a light opening and wherein means areprovided for detachably securing the shade to the window frame.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shade of this kindwhich may be entirely removed when desired or which, when preferred, canhave a portion released to effect only a partial shade for the windowlight.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shade of this kind whichcan be readily made from canvas, twill or other lightweight fabric andwherein means are provided for detachably securing the shade in desiredposition.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved windowshade whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating a shadeconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and inapplied position, the shade being partially open;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view takensubstantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation ofthe lower free corner portion of theshade and associated frame with said corner portion of the shade un--attached.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, my improved shade is shownof a type or style to be applied to a window of an automobile but it isto be understood that it is my purpose to provide shades embodying thefeatures of the present invention which can be applied with equalfacility and to the same advantage upon other kinds of windows.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, F denotes a window framedefining a central light which, as shown in the drawing, has disposedthereover a pane I of glass. This frame F tions or members of and pane Imay be of any design preferred and can be constructed as desir Suitablysecured to and extending along the rear faces of the upper one end andbottom porthe frame F, as indicated at 2, is a flexible member 3 Mawidth to overlie and extend across the outer faces of said portions ormembers as is particularly illustrated in Figure 2. The outer or freemarginal portion of this strip 3 is provided with a series of devices 41 to interlock in a conventional manner with complemental lockingdevices 5 arranged along marginal portions 'of the shade B. As disclosedin' the drawing, however, one end of the shade S is free of the devices5 as is the associated end portion or member of the frame F.

Coacting with the devices 4 and 5 is an operator or slider 6 operatingin a well known manner to effect desired interlocking of the devices 4and 5 upon movement of 6 in one direction and Permitting release'between the members 4 and 5 when the operator or slider 6 is moved inthe opposite direction. The slider 6 can be moved entirely free of theshade S so that when desired said shade may be entirely removed or, asis particularly illustrated in Figure 1, the operator or slider 6 maybe' moved or adjusted to a desired position to allow a corner portion ofthe shade S to drop down whenit is desired to effect only a partialshading of the light of the frame F.

The shade S may be made out of any desired fabric such as twill orcanvas, said fabric being, however, preferably of a light weight whichpermits it to be readily folded when removed for storage in one of thepockets generally provided in the body of an automobile or otherwise asmay be preferred.

When the shade S is connected to the frame F to entirely close the lightthrough the frame F,.or 40 if a free upper corner portion is partiallyopen as illustrated in Figure 1, it will be noted that the shade S willcoact with the pane I within the frame F to provide a pocket which, ifdesired, can be used to temporarily hold small articles although ofcourse this is only an incidental feature.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a windowshade constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting the operator or slider from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:-

In combination with a frame for an automobile, window, a relativelynarrow flexible strip secured to and extending along the inner faces of10 three sides of said frame and freely extending across and beyond theouter edge faces of said sides of the frame, a shade member,interengaging locking devices carried by the projecting edge of saidstrip and three sides of said shade, and a. slider for said lockingdevices movable from an upper locked position to a lower releasedposition whereby a predetermined fragmentary portion of said shade maybe folded downwardly to released and opened position. v

- SENORA 0. SMITH.

